Weekly Winner – Korean Herald – 20th April 2010
This one of mine won the photo challenge and got published in Korean Herald under the Expat Living section on 20th April.
I clicked this on our trip to Mt. Youngchisan, Yeosu with Seoul Hiking Group just after sunrise. After reaching the sunrise point, Handsome n Suave Carlos Steiner started posing on the edge of the cliff for our shutter bugs. A perfect moment for us to capture him on our lenses.
I went ahead and submitted this photo to Seoul Photo Club on Flickr and the rest as you know it by now…
Thanks to Seoul Photo Club for giving us the platform to share and learn and for making me the weekly winner. Thanks to Warren for organizing such a wonderful trip. And thanks to Carlos Steiner for giving such a killer pose.
Weeky Winner Korean Herald Carlos Steiner Yeosu..
Meeenal
Awesome… simple yet beautiful
Melissa Williams
I really want to be a photographer and live in Korea. Do you know any one who is willing take a pupil and teach them all that they need to know. I want to take photos of either fasion or celebrities in Korea. Any ideas who I can talk to?
TheKoreaGuide
Dear Melissa, The best place for you to explore your talent is Seoul Photo Club on Flickr.
When I came to Korea I had very basic knowledge of photography, so joining Seoul Photo Club is your first step towards continuous learning and improvements of your photography skills. It offers you a platform to show case your talent (everyday) and interact with talented photographers from Korea. You should be open to criticism and feedback from your peers because that is how you’ll learn here. a) by constructive feedback from your peers b) by observing others and their work.
Seoul Photo Club was formed by photographers from Korea who regularly feature in Groove and 10magazine in Korea. So yes they keep on looking out for assistants and you can join them by following their discussion forums regularly. I once got an opportunity to assist Eric Reichbaum.
And last but not the least, you have to be in Korea.
colin R
Hey Melissa,
If you are looking for private and or group lessons, I would contact Dylan Goldby: http://www.welkinlight.com/
He puts on classes and has taught me a lot. I would send him an email and give a more specific list of what you would like to do. He’s the man. A fountain of knowledge.
Melissa Williams
Thank you so much. I just sent him an email. Also, I was looking into teaching to get my foot in the door in Korea, but I dont have a teaching degree. Would there be any other way I could get a job, at least be a photographer assistance (I would like to get an experience in the field)?
colin roohan
You don’t need a teaching degree, I would recommend teaching there. You make decent pay allowing you to afford camera gear and it is actually a good job, but you must like children. It would be tough to get a job as a camera assistant full time. Photography is rampant in Korea and there are typically several smaller studios in every neighborhood, but I would think knowing Korean would be essential to work at a studio of this nature.
Do you have a website or anything currently, have you ever been highly involved in photography? I am just curious what your aspirations are…keep in mind whatever you do, there is a lot to learn and learning studio lighting functionality is a whole other beast on top of just technical aspects of a camera.
Original post – “I really want to be a photographer and live in Korea. Do you know any one who is willing take a pupil and teach them all that they need to know. I want to take photos of either fasion or celebrities in Korea. Any ideas who I can talk to?” Are you talking fashion or just paparazzi type stuff on the red carpet?If it is the latter of the two you may try and get in with the English publications, I do not know how keen they are on this type of material but I am sure there is a need somewhere. Again, as I mentioned earlier there are a LOT! Of Korean photographers so competition is fierce.
Honestly it is tough to gauge what you want by: ” I want to be a photographer and live in Korea.” – If you have no experience it will be a long road but definitely not impossible.
I started taking photos (mostly travel related) about 4 years ago, the latter of those two more seriously than the earlier two. My progression has been slow but fulfilling. I have had my images and words published in domestic and international travel magazines but it is hard work, and now that I am not in Korea it is my second job, which adds even more stress.
So…to some up a very long and random rant..I would say I would have to look at some of your work to judge at what level you might need to set your sights. Certainly not impossible. Feel free to email me whenever.
Colin